Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Brandon Cook, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Fort Walton Beach, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Cook from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Cook
Dr. Brandon Cook is an orthopedic surgery in Fort Walton Beach, FL, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cook performed 8,395 Medicare services across 3,464 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cook received a total of $42,689 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 438 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cook is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 12 years in practice▲ Top 8% volume in FL$ $42,689 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗8,395
Medicare services
Top 8% in FL for orthopedic surgery
3,464
Unique beneficiaries
$68
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~700 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min | 1,394 | $21 | $92 |
| Group therapy session | 1,206 | $11 | $57 |
| Functional activity therapy | 1,181 | $27 | $96 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 869 | $92 | $310 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 631 | $17 | $88 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 531 | $65 | $209 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 305 | $116 | $1,066 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 250 | $36 | $165 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 236 | $28 | $123 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 149 | $102 | $1,009 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 124 | $121 | $485 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 123 | $0 | $1 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 115 | $216 | $862 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 114 | $38 | $156 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 91 | $328 | $1,557 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 78 | $29 | $119 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 77 | $23 | $149 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 75 | $6 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 73 | $132 | $417 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 69 | $10 | $240 |
| Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | 67 | $97 | $1,057 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes | 62 | $75 | $221 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 58 | $176 | $875 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 55 | $15 | $83 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 43 | $1,314 | $5,143 |
| Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | 42 | $170 | $1,219 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 41 | $641 | $2,756 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 38 | $461 | $3,540 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 37 | $770 | $4,945 |
| Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | 37 | $36 | $200 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 28 | $36 | $200 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 45 minutes | 28 | $65 | $246 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 19 | $294 | $1,321 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 19 | $33 | $118 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 17 | $300 | $1,284 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 15 | $1,243 | $5,657 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 14 | $78 | $218 |
| Creation of muscle graft to trunk | 13 | $690 | $4,831 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments | 13 | $636 | $2,757 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 13 | $40 | $160 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 12 | $66 | $301 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 11 | $371 | $5,933 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | 11 | $197 | $775 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $88 | $314 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
4.4% high complexity
10.2% medium
85.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$42,689
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,098/year across 7 years
Top 17% in FL for orthopedic surgery
42
Companies
438
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$27,845 (65.2%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$14,844 (34.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$10,304
2023$3,898
2022$15,134
2021$3,179
2020$2,230
2019$3,653
2018$4,292
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$12,592
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc
$9,708
Camber Spine Technologies LLC
$4,394
Stryker Corporation
$2,652
MiRus, LLC
$1,910
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$1,886
NuVasive, Inc.
$1,848
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$1,502
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,245
The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education
$987
Abbott Laboratories
$938
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$629
Camber Spine Technologies
$325
CoreLink, LLC
$239
Spine Wave, Inc.
$233
PRECISION SPINE, INC.
$206
Ethicon US, LLC
$196
Acuity Surgical Devices, LLC
$162
Innovasis Inc
$149
Amniox Medical, Inc.
$117
SI-BONE, INC.
$82
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$79
SI-BONE, Inc.
$65
Davol Inc.
$53
Bioventus LLC
$51
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$41
Highridge Medical LLC
$41
Globus Medical, Inc.
$38
Nevro Corp.
$35
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$34
SPINEART USA INC
$32
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$26
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$26
NanoHive Medical LLC
$25
4WEB, Inc.
$24
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$20
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$18
Augmedics Inc.
$17
Cgg Medical Inc
$17
ZIMVIE INC.
$16
Radius Health, Inc.
$16
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 62.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3D Printed Integrated ALIF Spa · ACP · ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY · ALIF · ANATOMIC PEEK PTC CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM · ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY · AQUAMANTYS · ARISTA AH FLEXITIP · ARTIC-L 3D TI SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TIONIC TECHNOLOGY · ARTiC-L · ATLANTIS ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM · Archon · BASE · BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS · BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) · Biomet SpinalPak · Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System · CAPSTONE · CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · CD HORIZON · CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM · CLYDESDALE · CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM · CONDUIT · CORNERSTONE PSR CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM · Catalyft · Cervical-STIM · Cervical-Stim · DAKOTA ALIF SYSTEM · DIVERGENCE ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM · ELEVATE · ENDOSKELETON TC · ENDOSKELETON TC NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY · ENDOSKELETON TL · ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY · ES2 · ESCALATE · ETERNA · EUFLEXXA · EUROPA Pedicle Screw System · EXPEDIUM · Endoskeleton-L · Exogen · FUSE · Fulfill · GIZA · GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) · HEDRON · Helix · Hive ALIF SA · IFUSE IMPLANT · INDEPENDENCE · INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM · INFINITY OCT System · INFUSE · INTERVERTEBRAL BODY FUSION DEVICE · Intracept · LAMITRODE · LT-CAGE LUMBAR TAPERED FUSION DEVICE · LessRay · MAGNETOS · MAGNIFUSE BONE GRAFT · MAZOR X SYSTEM · MagnetOs · Mazor X Stealth Edition · MazorX - Renaissance · Medical Devices · Modulus · NAVLOCK · NEOX · O-ARM · O-ARM-ST · O-ARM-Spine · OASYS · OCTRODE · Omnia · Other - Miscellaneous · PENTA · PERIMETER · PICO 14 · PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System · PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM · PROCLAIM · Physio-Stim · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Propel · Pulse · RELINE · REUNION · RIALTO · RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM · SCARLET AL-T · SERRATO · SOVEREIGN SPINAL SYSTEM · SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM · STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM · STRATAFIX · SYMPHONY · Sentio · Solus ALIF · Spinal Implants · Spinal-Stim · Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation · StealthStation · T2 STRATOSPHERE EXPANDABLE CORPECTOMY SYSTEM · TFN-Advance · TLIF · TRIATHLON · Teligen · Tymlos · UNID_PASS · UNiD · VIPER · ViviGen · XIA · XLIF · Xvision · ZEVO · ZEVO ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM · iFuse Implant · nanoLOCK-L
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (65%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $509 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Orthopedic Surgerys within 10 mi
27
Per 100K population
12.6
County median income
$79,097
Nearest hospital
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL
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0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cook is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 17%).
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Cook experienced with neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Cook performed 1,394 neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Cook receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Cook received a total of $42,689 from 42 companies across 438 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Cook's costs compare to other orthopedic surgerys in Fort Walton Beach?
Dr. Cook's average Medicare payment per service is $68. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Cook) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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